Gekko

Nondestructive Material Testing since 1949 (UT, MP, PT, CTM, CDM)

Prüf- und Messgerätebau seit 1949

„Portable PA / TOFD and TFM inspection with the Gekko“

Stefan Kierspel (kierspel@karldeutsch.de)

KARL DEUTSCH Prüf- und Messgerätebau GmbH + Co KG Otto-Hausmann-Ring 101 D-42115 Wuppertal

Ing. Karl Deutsch & LEPTOSKOP

Hannover Messe

(1951)

LEPTOSKOP

coating thickness

measurement

since 1948,

founding of company

May 13th 1949

Ultrasonics

ECHOGRAPH

ECHOMETER

Coating Thickness

LEPTOSKOP

Surface Crack Testing

DEUTROPULS

DEUTROFLUX

DEUTROMAT

RMG

KD-Check-Systems

Test Liquids

FLUXA

KD-Check

Test Methods & Trademarks

Compact portable testing instruments and complex testing machines for UT MT and PT !

Portable instruments and sensors

Automatic machines

KARL DEUTSCH in Wuppertal

KARL

DEUTSCH

Works 1: Portables, R&D, Administration

1967

1972

Works 2: Testing System Production

1978

2004

2006 1978

2013

2015

~ 140 employees in Wuppertal ~ 155 employees worldwide

KD staff

M2M-Shareholder since 2011

This is M2M

founded by CEA in 2003

KD 20%-shareholder in May 2009 / 33%-shareholder since 2011

45 employees @ M2M (2015)

PA electronics / mobile units & system electronics / up to 1024 parallel channels!

www.m2m-ndt.com

M2M-Board:

• Tecnatom (Spain)

• KARL DEUTSCH (Germany)

• M2M (France)

• CEA (France)

• Institute de Soudure (France)

M2M Products

Latest release: Gekko

What is the Gekko?

Portable Phased Array Instrument featuring

- Standard Phased Array (linear & sector scans)

- 2D mapping

- Multi Layer Inspection (Matrix)

- Total Focusing Method (TFM)

- Time Of Flight Defraction (TOFD)

- Conventional Ultrasonics

- Combination of methods

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64 parallel PA channels

Benefits:

- Possibility of creating a large apperture for insonification with high energy

and long farfields

- Facility of using matrix array probes (8 x 8 elements) to do sector scans in

multiple layers without probe movement

- Optimal use of Total Focusing Method (TFM)

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Additional 4 conventional UT channels

Benefits:

- Combine conventional UT and / or TOFD with PA without loosing any

channels for PA

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3 encoder inputs

Benefits:

- Facility of doing 3

dimensional scans, for

example nozzle

inspection

NozzleScan by Phoenix ISL, GB

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Real time TFM, also in scanning mode

Benefits:

- Fast analysis of indications regarding size and position

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Multi salvo (group) inspection

Benefits:

- Let one probe do more

than one task

- Use arrangements with

more than one PA probe

- Combine different methods

(exception: TFM, Matrix)

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Easy setup by user guidance and touchscreen

Benefits:

- Step by step setup guidance

- No external input devices

(mouse, keybord) needed

- Industrial touch screen

Final question

Are Gekkos able to find cracks?

Yes, for sure!!!